Carr, George William 1

Birth Name Carr, George William
Gramps ID I0364
Gender male
Age at Death between 40 years, 11 months, 5 days and 41 years, 11 months, 4 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth between 1894-04-01 and 1895-03-31 Wednesbury, Staffordshire   2
Event Note

The birth should have been registered in the West Bromwhich registration district, but I can't find it. ???

Residence (Unknown) 1901-03-31 43 Brook Road, Wednesbury   2
Residence 1911-04-02 83 Aldworth Road, West Ham   3
Occupation 1911-04-02   Worker with father (machinery and scrap merchant) 3
Occupation before 1915-10-28   Fitter 4
Event Note

gwc19 image says he was a fitter on enlistment.

Residence 1915-10-28 83 Aldworth Road, West Ham   4
Event Note

in gwc2. gwc5 also syas that this was the address of next of kin, first Harry Carr then George's wife.

Military Service 1915-10-28   Gunner #121530, 2/3 Essex & Suffolk Regiment, Royal Garrison Artillery 4
Event Note

The gwc5 image seems to say that George served at Home from 28 oct 1915 to 17 July 1918, then in the BEF until 24 Jan 1919, then at home until discharge.

Residence 1916-01-02 3 Susannah Street, Poplar   5
Occupation 1916-01-02   Royal Garrison Artillery 5
Military Service before 1919-02-22   Gunner, Lewis Gunner 4
Event Note

The gwc10 image states that George is qualified as a Lewis Gunner.

Residence 1919-02-22 87 Harold Road, Upton Park   4
Event Note

in gwc3

Occupation     Metal Merchant 6
Death 1936-03-05 Poplar   7
Event Note

Unsourced assertion from the Hunt family tree on ancestry.com maintained by mevans82.

Burial   West Ham Cemetery Grave 132334OG 7

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Carr, Harry [I0449]between 1865-04-01 and 1866-03-31
Mother Deakin, Margaret Ellen [I0450]between 1869-06-01 and 1869-09-30
         Carr, George William [I0364] between 1894-04-01 and 1895-03-31 1936-03-05
    Brother     Carr, Harry Lewis [I0554] between 1901-04-03 and 1902-04-02

Families

    Family of Carr, George William and Meredith, Mabel Esther [F0101]
Unknown Partner Meredith, Mabel Esther [I0299] ( * between 1895-12-01 and 1896-01-02 + 1986-02-04 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1916-01-02 All Saints Church, Poplar   1 5
Event Note

Charles Edward Illegible and Winifred Hines were witnesses.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Carr, Irene Winifred Alice [I0164]1917-03-292006-04-17

Media

Narrative

The gwc7 image of the military record notes that GWC's left leg was half an inch short.

Pedigree

  1. Carr, Harry [I0449]
    1. Deakin, Margaret Ellen [I0450]
      1. Carr, George William
        1. Meredith, Mabel Esther [I0299]
          1. Carr, Irene Winifred Alice [I0164]
      2. Carr, Harry Lewis [I0554]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Carr-Meredith BMD Marriage [S0359]
  2. Harry Carr 1901 census [S0491]
  3. George William Carr 1911 census [S0571]
  4. George William Carr WWI record [S0494]
  5. Carr Meredith marriage certificate [S0493]
  6. Cyril Buxton marriage certificate [S0675]
  7. Mike Buxton 27 Sep 2011 email [S0691]